Cheka

See also: cheka

English

Etymology

From the Russian pronunciation of ЧК (ČK), abbreviation of Чрезвыча́йная Коми́ссия (Črezvyčájnaja Komíssija)

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Cheka

The first of a succession of Soviet state security organizations, created in 1917.

Derived terms

Chekist

Translations

Soviet security organization

Danish: Tjeka c
Estonian: Tšekaa
Finnish: Tsheka, Tšeka

Russian: ЧК (ru) f (ČK), Чека́ (ru) f (Čeká), ВЧК (ru) f (VČK)
Yiddish: טשעקאַ‎ f (tsheka)

Anagrams

HACEK, Hacek, Háček, akche, hacek, hac̬ek, haĉek, haċek, haček, hecka, hácek, háček

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